• Olive tree

  • Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Nature Park

  • Lisbon and Tagus Valley

  • Santarém

Identification and Access

  • No

  • Olea europaea L. var. europaea

  • Romeira - Casais de S. Braz

  • Public

  • 7 m

  • Isolated tree

  • More or less 1,000 years old

  • "Magnificent olive tree that looks to be thousands of years old, which was proven by remains of the old stock. Presents multiple trunk, subdivided into three, with insertion at the level of the lap and a common root system. The trunks are vigorous and are completely twisted and with great plastic effect, with numerous cavities, which branch off producing a common, broad, dense canopy. A large central cavity can be observed between the three trunks. In ancient Greece the olive tree was considered the symbol of wisdom, abundance, glory and peace. With its leaves, garlands and wreaths were made for the victors. In Genesis the dove of Noah brings an olive branch in its beak to show them that the world is being reborn."